Coordinated School Health

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Coordinated School Health

A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model consists of eight interactive components. Schools by themselves cannot, and should not be expected to, address the nation’s most serious health and social problems. Families, health care workers, the media, religious organizations, community organizations that serve youth, and young people themselves also must be systematically involved. However, schools could provide a critical facility in which many agencies might work together to maintain the well-being of young people.
The eight ideal components of a coordinated school health model are :

Health Education
Physical Education
Health Services
Nutrition Services
Health Promotion for Staff
Counseling and Psychological Services
Healthy School Environment
Parent/Community Involvement

Making Your Case for CSH

The following resources are available to help you make your case for coordinated school health programs, as well as school-based health programs and services in general.

Promotional Powerpoint & Definitions:

Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement – Powerpoint Presentation: This powerpoint presentation developed by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Society of State Directors of Health, Physcial Education, and Recreation (SSDHPR) makes a compelling case for school health programs, and suggests that broader implementation of the components of coordinated school health programs would go a long way toward enhancing the health and educational outcomes for young eople. (Note: Link leads to online powerpoint presentation that can be saved to your computer or opened in your browser).
CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health- Working descriptions of the eight components of an ideal Coordinated School Health Program, and elements of a comprehensive health education curriculum

General Overviews of School Health & Academic Success

Healthy Schools Healthy Kids, American School Board Journal – Available from the National School Boards Association online database of school health information
Improving the Odds: The Untapped Power of Schools to Improve the Health of Teens
Kid’s Health, Inc. - Linking Health and Academic Achievement Fact Sheet

Databases

School Health Resource Database - National School Board Association. Contains more than 3,000 items, including sample policies, articles, and training tools, that address health issues affecting schools and students. Emphasis is given to topics that are targeted by funding received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Adolescent & School Health Research Studies

NEA HIN Health & Academic Success Quick Facts, Statistics, and Bibliobraphies Linking Health issues and school-based services to academic success
Adolescent Health & Academic Achievement Study - The Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. This study will examine the effects of school and curricular changes on the cognitive and psychosocial development, attitudes behaviors and achievement of adolescents in the 1990s and compare this period with the preceding and subsequent decades.
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) - Add Health is a nationally representative study, conducted since 1994, that explores the causes of health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades 7 through 12 and their outcomes in young adulthood. Add Health seeks to examine how social contexts (families, friends, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and communities) influence adolescents' health and risk behaviors.